David and Sallye headed to Penland School of Crafts to do a bit of training for the Studio Techs on Penland’s new ShopBot Desktop. A Handibot hitched a ride so that Studio Techs would have another machine to practice their new skills. A conversation at lunch lead to an invitation to one of the students attending...
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Shopbot 3 software allows the user to quickly cut holes, rectangles and arcs with a few key presses, without the need for toolpathing in a program like Vcarve. Rather than carrying around a whole set of drill bit sizes, your Handibot can be used to cut out any size hole as well as...
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To kick off Handibot Labs, let’s take a look at the Handibot 4-axis accessory. We launched the concept at this year’s MakerCon and Maker Faire, San Mateo alongside the 5-axis accessory (expect a future Labs blog post on 5-axis). This Make: magazine interview with Ted Hall offers a quick look at our MakerCon first showing...
Read more →We’re just now opening up a new section of the Handibot Blog which will focus on the latest Handibot innovations. We have been feeling the need for a place where we could feature some of the Handibot tool hardware and software mods, prototypes, and ideas that are continuously occurring. Check out the first article here....
Read more →The portability of Handibot makes it a perfect tool to take on the road to demonstrate Digital Fabrication at Museums, Libraries and in the Classroom. Since the CAD (Computer-Aided Design) /CAM (Computer-Aided Machining) software is the same for all the ShopBots, one can get a feel for the process without having to have a...
Read more →Our long awaited “Introduction to Handibot App Development” is now available on our Github site. Note that the document is a conceptual one that provides an overview of how we are thinking about Handibot App Development and what we are working on in terms of the hardware and software system that underlies it. As...
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Chris Thompson is the Founder and Director of TEC Foundation, an organization I recently wrote a blog about on 100kSchools.org. With tremendous support and mentorship from the U.S. Navy, NASA, and a lot of involvement and financial support from local communities, TEC Foundation has started opening TEC Hub community maker spaces on the Eastern...
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The roar of robots racing, kids shouting and general mayhem filled the air as the FIRST Robotics 2014 Virginia Regional Competition got underway in April. FIRST Robotics’ mission is “to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that...
Read more →Sandor Nagyszalanczy, of Woodworkers Journal, recently spent time getting to know the Handibot. He created this great video that highlights the ease of using the Handibot in your workshop. Make sure to share your Handibot videos and projects! Send us a link and we’ll post them for you.
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First…it’s probably not a secret, but the Convention Center at the Maritime Institute close to BWI airport is a great place to hold a meeting. If you like boats and ships, you will be in heaven. It includes a small bar where, one evening, I set up the Handibot on a table and ran it....
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